Vine / leaf identification help needed please.?

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My father found a large (3"x4") nut/seed dark brown hard shell. After sitting in water after a couple days rain it sprouted. 3" in one day. After planting it by a light pole it grew anothe 2 feet in about a week.  I can't find info on this I hope you can help me. Thank you in advance.  Here are links to pictures in flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9195014@N03/2565815801/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9195014@N03/2565815713/

Harshal · Accepted Answer

It is  a member of the genus Dioscorea.

What your father found is the Bulbil .

Bulbil is a method of vegetative propagation . It is full of starch . It is called Yam  ; when put in the soil ; germinates easily . It is a quick growing vine that flourishes in rainy forests .

bulbil on the link below -

http://www.kew.org/scihort/madagascar/projects/yams/images/Dio_buldi.jpg

http://dnr.state.il.us/Stewardship/CD/images/1536x1024/2307135.jpg

Leaf on the link below -They are also called ornamental yam OR Chinese yam-
http://www.geocities.com/davidschow/foto2002/NAGA-japan.jpg

http://www.uaf.edu/grnhouse/images/dioscorea2.jpg

Information on the link below -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscorea

Tyla Mac · Answer

It looks like a member of the ipomea family to me. Could be a morning glory, moonflower or convolulus.

bobsee8 · Answer

Either a virginia creeper or maybe a kudzu. I have seen vines also called arrowhead vines or something to that effect but not that grew that fast.

Anonymous · Answer

Looks more like a morning glory.  Does it have milky sap?

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Vine / leaf identification help needed please.?

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